deflate
verb (used with object)
to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon).
have deflated
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present perfectof deflate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Its floppy feathers droop from the ceiling and stretch out across the ground, dominating the gallery after seeming to have deflated midflight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
CPI gives more weight to smartphone prices, which have deflated over the past year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Over my career, both the travel writing industry and publication budgets in general have deflated like an unplugged bouncy house.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
His default remark must have deflated McCarthy’s puffed chest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
I have no idea what she means by that last part, but I can tell my questions have deflated her a little.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
